Youngs Old Nick

Formerly brewed at Wells & Youngs
Style: Barley Wine
Bedford, England

Serve in Snifter

Brewed in England... Halloween bash 2009 !!! Pours reddish in color with a thin off white head. Aroma of fruit, malts, earth and sugar. Taste of really bad cough medicine( yukk ) malts, alcohol and spices. Mouthfeel is medium in body with a lingering bitter / wine finish. Not sure if this was a bad bottle or if Youngs should stay clear of barley wines.

caramel, barnyard, banana, cooked vegetables, soy sauce, red, cloudy, minimal head, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, light body, creamy, astringent, fizzy,

bottle - hazy amber body with a big head - sweet fruity nose - malty, fruity and acohol flavour - in a part of my life this was the worst thing ever that had happen to be inside my mouth.....

Bottle (apparently from the late 90s). Pours with a hazy ruby brown body. Aromas are a bit oxidized with notes of dark fruits, currants, dates, sherry, and caramel. Flavors are also a bit oxidized (sherry and light cardboard). Caramel, dark fruit and a bit vinous. Minimal carbonation, a bit sweet.

In London. Amber body with big head. Nose of malts, fruits, sweets. Taste is malty and quite high ABV. Spicy too. Syrupy texture. Bitter in the finish.

Würzig-alkoholischer Geruch. Stark malzig-herber Antrunk, die herbe weicht zum Mittelteil etwas, ein hopfig-süßer Ton bleibt. Dabei ist natürlich die Malzigkeit weiter im Vordergrund und wird im Nachgeschmack deutlich stärker. Unter dem vollmundigen Aroma ist eine süße Note zu erkennen, der getreidige Ton ist schon fast Nebensache. Test vom 26.6.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 10,10,10,12,9,10

2005 and 2006 vintages shared by dbsdelight- thanks a bundle, Dan! The 2005 was a 330 ml and the 2006 was 500 ml. Pours a cloudy brown color with almost no head on either. Aroma of brown sugar, maple, raisins, nuts, and earth. Flavor is right along the same lines- very sweet and mapley. The 2005 is lighter bodied and more sugary, while the 2006 as more of a medium body and syrupy mouthfeel. Low carbonation in both. Pretty cool English barley wines, and even though they have 5-6 years on them and show it, they’re drinking pretty well.

Bottle that’s been cellared for 3 years, consumed 12-28-10.

"Best by 22 Feb 07." Ooops! Pours a very deep ruby, nearly opaque. Very full head, plenty of carbonation. Lacing is full. Nose is raisins, toffee, brown sugar, ever so slight hint of staleness, but not as much as I was expecting. On the thinner side of mouthfeel, a bit slick and creamy. Sweet, slight oxidation present but not much, really easy drinking. Not a trace of hop bitterness left, but there is some resiny hop notes on the finish. Pretty decent for a 7% strong ale with this much age on it. Bonus points for lasting far past the best-by date.

Sweet, not too much hop flavor. Dried fruits. Malty. Yummy. Serving: Bottle (Does any one else much prefer the old Young’s imaging/branding?)